Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wayne Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayne Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wayne Heights

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Wayne Heights:
  • 39.743705, -77.553880
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wayne Heights

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Wayne Heights is near Washington County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Wayne Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayne Heights ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Beartown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beartown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
• Browns Store ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Browns Store is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
• Cascade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fox Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gladhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gladhill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
• Highfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
• Highfield - Cascade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
• Roadside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Roadside is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
• Rocky Forge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
• Slabtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Tomstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

How Far From Wayne Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wayne Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wayne Heights and extending to:

• Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wayne Heights to Chambersburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,469 miles [7,192.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'